OG12 SC73

kevin8951

73. Combining enormous physical strength with higher
intelligence, the Neanderthals appear as equipped for
facing any obstacle the environment could put in their
path, but their relatively sudden disappearance during
the Paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt
to some environmental change led to their extinction.
(A) appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the
environment could put in their path,
(B) appear to have been equipped to face any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,
(C) appear as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(D) appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(E) appeared to have been equipped for facing any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,

大家帮忙看看，有两个地方不解：1 选项 D E OG的解释是appeared错误，应该用appear 理由：Present-tense appear is needed to parallel present-tense "indicates" and to reinforce that this is current evidence about Neanderthals in the past .  如何理解这是现在的evidence?又如何理解这个平行？
2 OG上的解释 ：Because Neanderthals “disappeared,” the verb describing their apparent abilities cannot be present tense, so as equipped must be changed to to  have been equipped. As equipped does not indicate that Neanderthals appeared this way in the past.As equipped indicates that Neanderthals still  appear this way    如何理解用完成时就表示这不是现在的appear

cycyang

试解：
1. "...the Neanderthals appear...., but their relatively sudden disappearance indicates..." 句中appear和indicate的位置是对称的，同时在意义上也都表明现在的一种观点。

2. “...the Neanderthals appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path”
抛开appear，这个句子应该为“Neanderthals was equipped to face...”因为Neanderthals已经消失，他们的这种面对困难的能力已经是过去时了。

kevin8951

谢谢楼上，还有同学发表意见吗？汇总贴没有这道题讨论

summer3513

这道题我也很疑惑，，Neanderthals不是消失了吗？那么就是过去存在了咯，为什么appear不能用过去时appeared?

FactOrFiction

http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-392511-1-1.html?SearchText=OG 12 SC 73

这里的5楼说的比较有道理.

leweiyang

先中文理解下这段话的意思：
      拥有强大的体力和高智商，N.看上去已经为环境可能给他们带来的各种困难做好了准备，但是他们在P. era中迅速的消失说明了他们无力适应环境的改变，从而灭亡了。
      你说的evidence，实际上指的是现在大家研究起来发现N.“拥有强大的体力和高智商”这个依据，从而推出做好准备。这个证据是现在的，所以appear用一般现在时，不是过去人们发现的evidence。

Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear(和indicates对应，因为都是现在人的想法) to have been equipped(完成时，其实表明比disappear更前的时态，只不过前面有to，所以是have been) to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance(已经在过去发生了) during the Paleolithic era indicates(现在人的想法，和appear对应) that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.

一己之见~

ssddddssff

先中文理解下这段话的意思：
      拥有强大的体力和高智商，N.看上去已经为环境可能给他们带来的各种困难做好了准备，但是他们在P. era中迅速的消失说明了他们无力适应环境的改变，从而灭亡了。
      你说的evidence，实际上指的是现在大家研究起来发现N.“拥有强大的体力和高智商”这个依据，从而推出做好准备。这个证据是现在的，所以appear用一般现在时，不是过去人们发现的evidence。

Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear(和indicates对应，因为都是现在人的想法) to have been equipped(完成时，其实表明比disappear更前的时态，只不过前面有to，所以是have been) to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance(已经在过去发生了) during the Paleolithic era indicates(现在人的想法，和appear对应) that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.

一己之见~

-- by 会员 leweiyang (2011/4/11 9:36:25)

有道理，因为有TO,所以就用HAVE BEEN而不用HAD BEEN

小紅花

先中文理解下这段话的意思：
      拥有强大的体力和高智商，N.看上去已经为环境可能给他们带来的各种困难做好了准备，但是他们在P. era中迅速的消失说明了他们无力适应环境的改变，从而灭亡了。
      你说的evidence，实际上指的是现在大家研究起来发现N.“拥有强大的体力和高智商”这个依据，从而推出做好准备。这个证据是现在的，所以appear用一般现在时，不是过去人们发现的evidence。

Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear(和indicates对应，因为都是现在人的想法) to have been equipped(完成时，其实表明比disappear更前的时态，只不过前面有to，所以是have been) to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance(已经在过去发生了) during the Paleolithic era indicates(现在人的想法，和appear对应) that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.

一己之见~

-- by 会员 leweiyang (2011/4/11 9:36:25)

很有道理。
而且我刚刚查了一下APPEAR AS后面好像一般都加名词，好像没什么加adj.的案例~可能也算一个可排除的方法吧

shadowcynthia

顶这个说法

先中文理解下这段话的意思：
      拥有强大的体力和高智商，N.看上去已经为环境可能给他们带来的各种困难做好了准备，但是他们在P. era中迅速的消失说明了他们无力适应环境的改变，从而灭亡了。
      你说的evidence，实际上指的是现在大家研究起来发现N.“拥有强大的体力和高智商”这个依据，从而推出做好准备。这个证据是现在的，所以appear用一般现在时，不是过去人们发现的evidence。

Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear(和indicates对应，因为都是现在人的想法) to have been equipped(完成时，其实表明比disappear更前的时态，只不过前面有to，所以是have been) to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance(已经在过去发生了) during the Paleolithic era indicates(现在人的想法，和appear对应) that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.

一己之见~

-- by 会员 leweiyang (2011/4/11 9:36:25)

阿七七四十九

顶，这个说法能解释！